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Lead Story
Murray-Bruce, Melaye, Goje, Tinubu, Uzodinma named chairmen as senate constitutes committees
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday, announced the various committees and their heads to oversee relevant issues arising on the…
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President Buhari scraps SURE-P; orders probe of operations
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, scrapped the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The president also ordered the Presidential Committee and…
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Fasoranti, Afenifere leader rescinds decision to resign
Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Wednesday, formally withdrew his earlier letter of resignation as national leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere.…
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(Opinion) Nigeria: A nation of ‘Great’ fighters?
Idang Alibi With the confirmation, last week, of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees which included Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola,…
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Man bags 18-month jail term for currency counterfeiting
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of one Nura Musa for dealing in counterfeit currency.…
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EFCC formally arraigns Suswam over N3.1bn fraud allegation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has formally arraigned in court the former Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, for…
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Nigeria’s non-oil export earnings drop by N52bn in Q2
Nigeria’s non-oil exports earnings have dropped by $261 million (N52.2 billion) in the second quarter of this year, the Nigerian…
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South African lawmakers set to query MTN Nigeria over NCC fine
South African lawmakers plan to summon MTN Group Limited officials to explain why the company was fined $5.2 billion by…
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Local
(Photonews) Pensioners protest in Edo
Protesting local government workers pensioners in Edo state, Tuesday, demanding the payment of their pension arrears
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Enugu waste management agency denies CRRAN’s allegations of abuse
The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) has denied allegations by the Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN), that…
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Lead Story
Edo: Dare-devil armed robbers kill 2 policemen, 4 others during raid on 2 banks in Igarra
AGENE GODWIN, Benin AT least six persons including two policemen and a private security man were killed, Tuesday evening, when…
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Group urges Buhari to investigate Sylva’s past government
NEDU MARK, YENAGOA As Bayelsans prepare for the December 5, 2015 governorship election, a frontline youth group in the Niger…
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Guber polls: INEC to commence distribution of PVCs in Kogi, Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it would commence the distribution of the Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs)…
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Local
I raised over N2bn for Afromedia; I want justice – Gobir
He cannot forget September 12 in a hurry. It was a Saturday, his peace was shattered the moment operatives of…
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Steer clear of Rivers – PDP warns Okorocha
Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed ‘shock’ over statements credited to the Chairman of the…
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Local
Apple Store Ikeja offers 50% trade-in on new iPhone 6
Apple iStore has reiterated its commitment to offer up to 50% of the current iPhone value when you trade in…
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Lagos moves to intensify security surveillance; as police raid hideouts of criminals, hoodlums
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, presided over the State Security Council meeting with an assurance to the people…
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Business and Economy
DMO restructures N576bn bank loans of 23 states into FGN bonds
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said it restructured the N575.516 billion bank loans owed by 23 states into Federal…
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APC, PDP spent N11.6bn on 2015 Presidential poll – CSJ
The Centre for Social Justice, Tuesday claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spent…
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CBN clears Stanbic IBTC directors of FRC allegations
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cleared Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc and its directors of all allegations levelled against…
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Bayelsa polls: Police averts bloodshed as APC thugs attack Dickson’s convoy
A bloody fight was on Tuesday averted in Bayelsa State as suspected political thugs in the All Progressives Congress, (APC)…
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Arts
4 playwrights’ works selected for 2016 Lagos Theatre Festival
The Lagos Theatre Festival has selected the works of four playwrights including; Bode Asiyanbi, Atinuke Aweda, Paul Ugbede and Olubunmi…
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FG’s indebtedness to oil marketers hits N470bn
Outstanding debts to oil marketers by the Federal Government has hit a whopping N470 billion, arising mostly from a backlog…
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Gov. Ahmed presents 9 more commissioners-nominee to Kwara Assembly
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has forwarded names of nine additional commissioners-nominee to the state’s House of Assembly for screening…
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Africa
South Sudan plane crash kills at least 41 on board and on ground
A Russian-built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed, Wednesday, after taking off from the airport in South Sudan’s capital,…
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